Faculty Senate presses Rao for higher salaries, more space
Zoë Dehmer News Editor The VCU Faculty Senate at its February meeting made its needs clear to VCU president Michael Rao: They want higher salaries, adequate department space, more tenured professors and greater faculty diversity. In a forum discussion at the Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 4, Rao responded to faculty-specific concerns. Each February […]
Harris, Wilder helped shape university
Many students walk into Grace E. Harris Hall or hear about the L. Douglas Wilder School without knowing the notable African Americans who influenced both the university and the Richmond community.
Inside Smart’s pecking order
It’s a term head coach Shaka Smart uses frequently to describe the hierarchy of shot taking on the VCU men’s basketball team. An intangible, nonexistent totem pole of sorts, “the pecking order” helps determine an offensive game plan for arguably the deepest team in the Atlantic 10.
Women’s hoops splits pair of close contests
The VCU women’s basketball team snapped an abbreviated two-game losing streak with a thrilling 63-62 victory against cross-town rival University of Richmond on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Siegel Center.
Lady Rams look to Parks for leadership
For all the acclaim Shaka Smart’s team gets, the best basketball player on VCU’s campus might not be on his roster.
Jazz Orchestra to perform on Thursday
Antonio Garcia is no stranger to the spotlight — in fact, just a few months ago he wrote, arranged and performed a piece with VCU Jazz alumni at Nelson Mandela’s U.S. memorial service in Washington, D.C. This month, Garcia will lead Jazz Orchestra I when they perform at the Singleton Center on Feb. 13.
English professor wins national book award
Sarah King Staff Writer VCU associate English professor Susann Cokal, Ph.D., recently received one of the highest recognitions in the country for young adult literature. The American Library Association selected Cokal’s fiction novel “The Kingdom of Little Wounds” to be the recipient of a silver medal Printz award earlier this year. Cokal, who holds doctorate […]
Take pity on celebrities
In Western society, particularly in America, people tend to tout an artificial supremacy over other cultures because we have “free will” and “liberty.” Although institutional forms of slavery still exists through sexual slavery, the prison system and forced labor, state-sanctioned slavery is no longer in existence. People have rights and privileges protected by constitutions, law enforcement agencies and judicial courts.
Student-athlete discipline bill could benefit VCU
Think about the last time you heard about a situation that went on with the student-athletes who violated the VCU Code of Ethics here at VCU.
A lost opportunity for student rights
Students have been robbed — not of their possessions, but of their right to a fair hearing by university judicial systems.